Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.61/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$149.61

90 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$27.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.23

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	786	151.78	1,193	83
Medium and Large 2-3	597	123.91	739	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.87/cwt here — about $453 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale90 hd

149.61

—

KY average25 barns · 5,562 hd

151.84

−2.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,654	101.11	1,672	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	70.20	896	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	70.00	1,197	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	61.25	647	11

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	143.47/cwt	138.00–149.00	902	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	153.04/cwt	148.00–158.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.20/cwt	125.00–126.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	123.36/cwt	115.00–127.00	889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	145.55/cwt	140.00–154.00	853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	177.90/cwt	176.00–180.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	138.62/cwt	126.00–141.00	717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.87/cwt	130.00–149.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	145.65/cwt	144.00–148.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	115.63/cwt	110.00–121.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	140.96/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,032	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	151.80/cwt	151.80–151.80	1,263	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	586	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	131.76/cwt	125.00–143.00	767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	125.03/cwt	121.00–127.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	149.71/cwt	149.00–150.00	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	163.99/cwt	150.00–169.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	141.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,631	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	934.34/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	8,801	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	107.17/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,916	2
Bulls	—	—	1,385	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,233	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	797	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.84/cwt	69.00–76.00	916	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,187	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,189	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	53.09/cwt	47.00–57.00	556	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	60.95/cwt	60.00–62.00	651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	69.63/cwt	67.00–73.00	737	4

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Aug 23, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 181Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 36Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	629	138.00–149.00	143.47
1	—	315	153.00	153.00
4	—	429	148.00–158.00	153.04
5	—	727	127.00	127.00
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
9	—	586	140.00–154.00	145.55
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
3	—	761	121.00–127.00	125.03
7	—	512	149.00–150.00	149.71
4	—	465	150.00–169.00	163.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
1	—	795	93.00	93.00
3	—	481	140.00–145.00	141.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	125.00–126.00	125.20
1	—	765	113.00	113.00
2	—	277	144.00	144.00
7	—	721	115.00–127.00	123.36
14	—	517	126.00–141.00	138.62
6	—	470	130.00–149.00	137.87
3	—	407	144.00–148.00	145.65
8	—	582	125.00–143.00	131.76
2	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	80.00	80.00
1	—	415	111.00	111.00
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	176.00–180.00	177.90
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	148.00	148.00
1	—	790	135.00	135.00
5	—	732	132.00–144.00	140.96
2	—	623	148.00–149.00	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
2	—	718	110.00–121.00	115.63
2	—	590	110.00–120.00	115.04
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	832	151.80	151.80
5	—	611	156.00	156.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	95.00	95.00
3	—	586	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	942	825.00–1,075.00	934.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	106.00–108.00	107.17
1	—	1,385	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	62.00	62.00
5	—	1,275	69.00–76.00	71.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,565	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	47.00–57.00	53.09
3	—	1,068	60.00–62.00	60.95
4	—	1,058	67.00–73.00	69.63

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle